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QB Locker will start Sunday barring setback
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee coach Mike Munchak said quarterback Jake Locker will start against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday barring any setbacks Locker worked with the starters on Wednesday, and M...
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Ex-University of Texas coach Royal, 88, dies
AUSTIN, Texas — Darrell K. Royal, the former Texas football coach known as much for his folksy, simplistic approach to life as for his creative wishbone offenses and two national championships, has...
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Associated Press Mickey Loomis, New Orleans Saints executive vice president/general manager, watches pregame warmups before a game between the Saints and the Jacksonville Jaguars Aug. 17 in New Orleans. Loomis has returned to work after serving his eight-game suspension in connection with the NFL's bounty probe of the Saints.
Saints’ GM returns just in time
METAIRIE, La. — Now that New Orleans general manager Mickey Loomis has returned to work, the Saints need his crisis-management skills to be sharp. The organization continues to be rife with unse...
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Associated Press Memphis Grizzlies chairman Robert J. Pera holds a jersey during a news conference Monday in Memphis, Tenn. Pera, 34, is one of the youngest owners ever of a professional sports team.
Youthful buzz surrounds new Grizzlies ownership
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Mike Conley says the Grizzlies’ new owner doesn’t look much older than he is. The Memphis guard is right. Robert J. Pera, the Grizzlies’ new chairman and majority owner, is only...
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Associated Press New Orleans Saints defensive end Will Smith tackles Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick during their game Monday in New Orleans. The Eagles lost their fourth straight game.
Eagles’ season quickly slipping away
PHILADELPHIA — Jeffrey Lurie put Andy Reid on the clock with a preseason decree that mediocrity was no longer acceptable. With each grim defeat, the harsh reality becomes clear. If Lurie, the Ea...
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NHL, union return to bargaining table
NEW YORK — The locked-out NHL players’ association returned to the bargaining table Tuesday, and this time brought Sidney Crosby along. On Day 52 of the lockout that has delayed the start of the...
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Associated Press Jimmie Johnson (left) and Brad Keselowski bump as they compete for the lead ahead of Kyle Busch during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Johnson won the race.
Furious finish saved sluggish Cup race
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Brad Keselowski held off Kyle Busch on one late restart, and Jimmie Johnson on another. Doing it a third time was just too much to ask during a tense closing sequence at Texas Mot...
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Associated Press New Orleans Saints tight end Jimmy Graham (back) celebrates with running back Chris Ivory after Ivory's touchdown during the first half of their game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday in New Orleans.
Robinson’s 99-yard return leads Saints
NEW ORLEANS — Drew Brees threw two touchdown passes, extending his NFL record streak to 51 games, and Patrick Robinson returned an interception 99 yards for a score to lead the New Orleans Saints t...
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K-State coach hopes Klein plays vs TCU
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Kansas State coach Bill Snyder is hopeful injured quarterback Collin Klein will be available for next Saturday’s game at TCU. The Heisman Trophy candidate was hurt during the t...
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Doc: Coach’s leukemia in remission
INDIANAPOLIS — Colts head coach Chuck Pagano is winning his battle with leukemia. On Monday, Dr. Larry Cripe, Pagano’s physician, told The Associated Press that the illness which has sidelined I...
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Jason Garrett
Coat and tie on sidelines lost to history
There’s a very good reason why coaches on NFL and college football sidelines this weekend are dressed exactly like the guys down at your car wash — or maybe it’s the other way around. There are ...
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Associated Press Chicago Bears cornerback Charles Tillman (33) forces Tennessee Titans running back Chris Johnson to fumble, as Bears linebacker Lance Briggs (55) trails the play Sunday in Nashville, Tenn. The Bears recovered the fumble, one of five Tennessee turnovers in the Bears' 51-20 victory.
Titans realize owner’s anger
The Tennessee Titans now have plenty of motivation to play better. Owner Bud Adams has made sure of that. The owner plans to evaluate everyone from the front office to the coaches to the players...
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Ortiz, BoSox finalize $26 million, 2-year deal
BOSTON — David Ortiz, the face of the Red Sox since helping Boston end an 86-year World Series drought in 2004, finalized a $26 million, two-year contract Monday. The soon-to-be 37-year old Orti...
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Pera
Chairman: Memphis owns Grizzlies
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The new chairman of the Grizzlies said he “fully understands” that the people of Memphis really own the NBA team, even though he’s the controlling owner. Robert J. Pera is not o...
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Associated Press Students gather at the student union on campus at Penn State University around a television showing an interview discussing the charges against former Penn State President Graham Spanier on Thursday in State College, Pa. Spanier was charged with hushing up child sex abuse complaints against Jerry Sandusky, making him the third school official to be accused of crimes in the alleged cover-up.
Penn State: Scandal fallout lingers
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Almost every time Penn State leaders try to move forward, some event or milestone invariably renews focus on its recent, painful past. A year after retired assistant coach J...
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